You wander around enough county fairs, and you will find that just about every thing you can find in a 7-11 will be deep fried.

Aziz Poonawalla

is it wrong that this idea actually appeals to some primal part of my psyche? I live in wisconsin, actually, so i think i have a religious obligation to seek out more at the next fair – in the spirit of scientific exploration, of course. and a fair degree of masochism, but that’s why I bought a Wii Fit.

http://www.xrdarabia.org John

So… I guess a deep fried Snickers bar would be pushing your envelope?
My county fair just opened today. Think I’ll have to take a wander through it next week. Never know what new and amazing concoction I might find!

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I can’t imagine the point of a fried Twinkie, but, coming over from Dean Esmay’s site, I would have sworn that, at first glance, this looked like some sort of deep-fried rodent. Sheeesh.

http://wordsbybob.com Bob McDonnell

I saw on one of those TV food network shows that someplaces are serving fried Snickers bars. YUM.

http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com Ron Coleman

Yeah, I thought it was a rat, too. Which, you know, would be somewhat more gross.

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Criterion
Non-existence
Mystery
Angels
Objective
Expectant
Reed
Veils
Lend
Good
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About City of Brass

City of Brass by Aziz Poonawalla approaches issues from the perspective of a Muslim of the West. Aziz, a member of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community, has been blogging since early 2003 and co-founded the Brass Crescent Awards for the muslim blogsphere.